The European Commission is granting SEK 30 million to Evelina Vågesjö, researcher at Uppsala University and CEO of Ilya Pharma, for further development of an innovative new technique for treating acute and chronic wounds. Ilya Pharma was started by Evelina Vågesjö and Professor Mia Phillipson.

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation has decided to extend Professor Mia Phillipson's Wallenberg Academy Fellow grant at Uppsala University. The fellowship amounts to SEK 1.750 million per annum, during five years.